by Shawn Weber | Mar 16, 2020 | Attorneys, Conflict Resolution, Courts, For Professionals, Mediation
We are in strange times. COVID-19 has generally caused a mass freak-out – some of it justified. There has been a huge coronavirus impact on family law. COVID-19 during divorce brings its own set of difficult challenges for lawyers and clients. There is a...
by Shawn Weber | Feb 27, 2020 | Attorneys, For Professionals
We’ve all made mistakes I have practiced in divorce industry for more than 20 years now. At the start of my career when I was young and naïve, I made my fair share of mistakes. I am not proud of these mistakes. But, I would like to think as a more seasoned...
by Shawn Weber | Jan 21, 2020 | divorce, For Professionals, Relationships
Most divorce professionals have “seen this movie before” in their own practices. As a divorce professional for the last 20 years, I’ve been involved in more than one ugly divorce as I am sure you can imagine. The stories are similar and seem to go...
by Shawn Weber | Dec 6, 2019 | Dolphin Lawyer, For Professionals
In this day of #MeToo, one lawyer learned this lesson the hard way when he received a public hand slap from the Court of Appeal of the State of California because of “highly inappropriate” rhetoric he chose to employ in his appellate brief on a defamation case,...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 25, 2019 | Attorneys, For Professionals, Spousal Support, Taxation
We see many experienced family law specialists make this common DissoMaster* mistake with the health insurance deduction. When entering the Health Insurance deduction in DissoMaster,* be sure to drill down. There are three options and they make a difference:...
by Shawn Weber | Aug 9, 2019 | Attorneys, Conflict Resolution, For Professionals, Mediation
So you have the big mediation date planned. You hope the mediator will be able to work whatever magic she has so you can move the case to settlement and put the case to bed. You’ve prepared yourself. You know the law. You have your arguments ready. You’ve done...
by Shawn Weber | May 10, 2019 | Attorneys, domestic violence, For Professionals, High Conflict
It has been a long standing belief in family law: parents should not subject their kids to rants about a custody battle. Judges have long constrained speech that would unnecessarily expose kids to the nastiness and details of the battle over who gets custody of the...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 13, 2019 | Conflict Resolution, For Professionals
I have volunteered as a mandatory settlement conference (MSC) temporary judge in San Diego Superior Court for many years. I’ve also privately negotiated hundreds of settlement conferences. I have learned what works for attorneys preparing for the MSC, and what...
by Shawn Weber | Feb 11, 2019 | custody, For Professionals
New Appellate Case: Anke v. Yeager There is a new appellate which came down from the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal on February 4, 2019. The case is Anka v. Yeager and can be found here...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 1, 2015 | Conflict Resolution, Dolphin Lawyer, For Professionals, Mediation
In my years as a consensual dispute resolution professional, I have gotten to know a lot of professionals who try to manage conflict in divorce and family law situations. Some are very successful… and others not so much. I have compiled a list of my top five...
